Oct 17, 2009

Road Food Part 5: A Single Pebble, Burlington, Vermont

I've said it before, but I'll say it again. A Single Pebble is one of my favorite restaurants. One of the servers mentioned that the owner's wife is vegan on a previous visit, so not only is the food incredible, but we feel safe eating there, knowing that they 'get it'. My all-time favorite dish on the menu is the Sesame Beef, but this trip I branched out and tried something new.

This is the Steel Pot Sha Cha Beef, made with tofu. It's tofu and vegetables with some super fat rice noodles underneath, all in a delicious sauce. The key ingredient here is the tofu. You probably can't see in in this picture, but it appears to have seasonings pressed into it. The texture is ideal, and the unique barbeque flavor is a knock-out.



We also had the General Chou's Mock Chicken, which actually rivals the Sesame Beef I always order. It's got more crunch and a slightly sweeter but still spicy sauce. We always get the dry fried green beans, too, but somehow missed taking a picture of them.
I've got another 1 or 2 days of Road Food coming, then things will get back to normal around here!

9 comments:

Jenn said...

Wow. It all looks so good!

vegan.in.brighton said...

That tofu looks delicious!

radioactivegan said...

i wish we had something that great near me. looks delicious

Susan said...

That looks amazing! We have a few asian vegan restaurants around that are OK, but nothing quite that fantastic looking!

Veg-In-Training said...

Holy mama! I want a restaurant like that here.

Lindsay said...

My favorite restaurant! i love it there. my hubz and i always get the double garlic broccoli. last visit we got the mock prawns (stuffed tofu skins). I think it might be time for another visit soon!

Mary said...

Oh my gosh, that mock chicken looks so real! The sauce looks drooly. Yum!

Anonymous said...

I'm going there for my birthday tomorrow. Sesame "beef" has always been my favorite too.

Tami (Vegan Appetite) said...

Anon, I'm envious! Happy Birthday and have a fantastic meal!